Improvement in cigar-molds



aint iair5 Citi @da NICHOLAS H. 'BoncrELDr'or' NEW'YQRK, N. Y.'

. Letters Patent No. 109,490, dated Norember22,v18`70.

I MPRovEMENT In clean-iwotros. l

'miey Schedule referredto in these Let-ten :atent'andmaldng part of the same..

Toallwh'om itin-ay concern: Be it'known that I, NICHOLAS H. BOBGFELDT, of the citjy"county, and State of New York, have in- `rented a new and useful-Improvement in Cigar-Molds :an'iido lieresclarc the Yfbllwing-to"'be a fll; clear, and exact`description thereoflwliich will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to` the Aaccompanying drawing forming pti-rt ot' this specification, in which drawing- Fignrc -l represents a longitudinal vertical section of this invention.

' Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same. I Figure 3.is a perspective view of the same. Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

-`This invention consists in the arrangement of' a spring-clamp attached 'to thefollower of la cigar-mold, and fitting closely tothe -sides of thc mold in such a manner'thattwhenthc follower is forced down on thecig'aroi filler contained i'n the mold, the bottom ends btjth'e clamp will catch under the-cdges-of. the mold andlretainthe follower in posit-ion7 and, at the same time, by said clamp, the sides of' themold are braced i ande-prcvented from f'bulging out, or from giving way lunder thepressure-to which the same is exposed. l'

"Infthedrawingf- 'form to that 'of the cigars to he produced.

The letter A designates 'aicigarmoldfirhiclrisnitidev wood,y and Aprovided withv a cavity, Ta, corresponding To theontlgrflat surface -of this follower'- is secure( amsprng'-clanoly(l7 made of sheetfrnfetalof sufficient strcngtln and so formed that, whenthe follower 'is pressed down into the mold, said clamp will closely fit tothe sides thereof, asshown in figs. 2 and 3.

' 'lliejiottoniends of said clamparey noviledwith .otlhe'niold or under the edges ofa cavity, c, iliade hr the bott-om .of said mold to admit the snaps b.

In using .my mold, I'place thecigarortlie filler into the mold, and then Ip'ressdown th'e folloiver unt-il the clamp catches under the -botteniedgcs of said mold, thereby retaining the follower firmly in position. l

By theaction of the clamp, thcrefore,"the cigar or `vfiller can be kept in a compressed state untiljt be'- comes-dry,' and 'at the Sametime the sides of 'the inold are braced and enabled to withstand theontw'ard pressnre to which theyare exposed'.

By this. arrangement the operation of pressing or molding cigars is materially facilitated, no press is rcqnircd to keep the molds under pressnre`,z and the operation of introducing and removing the fillers or-cigars to be pressed can be effected with greatrnpidity.-

What" I claim as new, and desire to' secure byl combination with the fol llower B and nioldfA, constructed and operating sub#I stantiall y inthe ,manner shown. and described.

NICHOLAS H IBORGFELDT. Witnesses W. Hamer,` UYAHLEns. 

